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Re: 6 1/2 weeks pregnant with tilted, folded uterus

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 23 Oct 2002 16:02:01 -0500 (CDT)


At Wed, 23 Oct 2002, Christina wrote: >
>I went to my first OB visit yesterday. I got an ultrasound. The Tech
>asked if I had ever been told that I had an abnormal uterus. I response
>to her was "no." I have had three healthy babies. I have never had any
>problems except for a miscarriage a year ago after my third child.
>Naturally, I am very nervous about this pregnancy considering the last
>miscarriage. I asked the Tech why she asked about my uterus and she
>said that it looked like there was a wall dividing my uterus into two
>halves. I went on to tell her that the only thing that I had ever been
>told about my uterus was that it was tilted back. She decided that it
>must be tilted so severly that it gave the ultrasound the illusion that
>there was a wall. She said it was folded in two. Is a folded uterus
>bad?

No.

I have never been told that my uterus was tilted to this extreme. >What does this mean for me? I am afraid that this will cause a
>miscarriage. I have been told others that it can cause a miscariage. Is
>this true? I have also been told by others that I need to be doing some
>sort of exercises to coax the uterus into a more natural position. I am
>very concerned and unsure what to do. I won't see my OB again untill 4
>weeks.

Call him during office hours today or tomorrow and tell him what your concerns are and let him tell you about it.

>
>--
>Christina
>

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